Never Say Never

   Raising kids was so much easier before we had one!  I had it all figured out until Kendall came along...now not so much.  
    In college I had to write my philosophy of Education...What I thought was important in the process of learning.  My instructor cautioned us that our philosophy would always be changing and developing.   I'm figuring the same is true in parenting.  I've made a list of some of my changing philosophies....this is deep, people....

Kids in Momma's bed--
              Then--I swore our kids would never ever sleep with us.  
               Parents who do, lack discipline.
          
               Now--My favorite thing in the world is snuggling       
                        Kendall girl in bed.  Michael probably likes it            
                        more than I do.  And before I get the 
                        smushing-the-baby-in-our-sleep lecture...it hardly 
                        ever happens.  Just saying I like it when it does.   
                        Pretty sure I won't like it when she's fifteen  
                        though.  


Spit Shine--Need I say more?
             Then--Gross!
            
              Now--Is that a smudge on her cheek?


Kid with Boogies in their noses...
              Then--Someone should report those parents to DCS.
              
                Now--What's one little boogie gonna hurt?  She's 
                happy and it's time for church...no sense in ticking her off
                with the booger sucker!   The way I figure it's 
                counterproductive.  The screaming fit that is induced by  
                the sucker only makes more boogers.  I'll just keep the 
                ones we already have! 


Kids with long fingernails--
              Then:  Yucky Yuck
              
               Now:  Those nails are so teny tiny and these clippers are 
               so big.  I'm pretty sure she'll need all ten fingers to play 
               Beethoven and write her great novel.  We'll cut them later!


 

Cell Phone Pics

Here's my cell phone pics from the last two weeks.  

 

 Kendall girl ready for church yesterday.  I wish I had took some of these with my big camera.  :(  I think she likes going to church :). 

 

Exhausted from shopping at Wal-mart last week.  

 The front of my mother's day necklace (I already had the heart).  Michael did good.  :)  It wasn't anything I asked for, but now I can't think of anything I'd rather have. 

 

 The back

 

 My other gift.  He gave me the necklace on Saturday so I could wear it all weekend.  I was suprised when he pulled this out of Sunday.  I love me some willow tree.  I used it along with another one I already had as the center pieces on our table for Mother's Day Lunch.  He spoils me! 

 If I had any dignity I wouldn't post such pictures of myself.   This was a house cleaning day.  Kendall was wanting attention and I was needing to get stuff done!  She likes her sling.  

 

Little girl has decided she doesn't want to be swaddled anymore.  :(   First picture is swaddled second is not.  We are still getting adjusted to life without the swaddle.  She is not sleeping as deep anymore but it's getting a little better each day.  If she'd just quit waking herself up with those arms!

 

 Headed to church on Wednesday Nite. 

 

Loving her jumperoo!  She gets lots of attention each day but I try to be conscious not to hold her all day.  Hopefully she won't be too spoiled.  :)

And that's it for now.

Mother's Day take 3

On Sunday, my family came to our house for lunch.

 The whole crew minus Dylan who only came by for a few minutes at the end.

 Mom's girls.  I had already changed Kendall out of her church dress and into a sleeper.  

 Sisters

 Punky and Steve

 Jess and Adam

 Papaw and Bobbie

 

Dylan and Kiah

Mother's Day at the Joneses

Saturday, we headed down to Michael's parents for a visit.   As always we had a great time.  

 We tried to get a group picture of all the kids together (minus Nate who had already left).  Most of them turned out like this:

 
  But we did get one decent one.  :) 
 

Kendal is so spoiled loved!

 

Even though we live a good distance away from the Joneses, we want to spend all the time with them that we can.

We are so thankful for the good mothers God has given us.

Mothers Day 2013

    I know I have probably said it 15 times on my blog in the last 3 months....but I am so thankful to be Kendall's Momma.  (Poor girl needs some sunglasses).
      Though I don't want to, I'm often guilty of taking the blessing of being a momma for granted. 

 

 My first Mother's Day was so special to me.  I couldn't be happier!  Honestly, people would think we were nuts if they knew how much time we sit and play with her, stare at her, and laugh at all her little quirks.  She is so very loved!

    My heart is sad for all my friends who haven't experienced this blessing yet.   Please know that I pray for some of you everyday.

    We had a very good and super busy busy weekend.  I'll post about it later this week.  I have lots of pictures.  For now I'm dwelling on the blessing of being a mother.

 

   

Kendall's 3 Months Studio Pictures